Together We Bloom Nurturing the Futures We Deserve
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Chinese Progressive AssociationWe need a recovery that works for our people. Join us in nurturing the futures we deserve.
$1,178
raised by 23 people
$888 goal
thank you for supporting CPA to bloom!
thank you each and every one of you for checking out my story and for donating to support CPA's work! i was worried that i would not meet my $888 goal (i chose the number because it's auspicious), but you all have blown me away with your support! i feel really energized as i'm moving a really big project at work: launching a new structure for our member leaders to grow their power! i am in charge of supporting a team of organizers and 8 member leaders to work together in a committee so we can have regular contact with our hundreds of members. building power isn't easy, but it's so so worth it! thanks and take care :)
This graphic is a glimpse of the power our people have when we come together to go after our goals!
Founded in 1972, the Chinese Progressive Association educates, organizes, and empowers the low-income and working-class immigrant Chinese community in San Francisco to build collective power with other oppressed communities to win better living and working conditions and justice for all people.
Together We Bloom: Nurturing the Futures We Deserve
Over the last two years, our community has experienced a dual pandemic of COVID-19 and anti-Asian racism. Through it all, we have been resilient and found new ways of caring for and connecting with one another. During this period, CPA has responded to the urgent and immediate needs of our community through our mutual aid initiatives, providing critical resources, services, and information.
The pandemic has fundamentally changed our lives and made more apparent the ways in which our economic and political systems are broken. These systems have not honored our dignity to live and thrive and perpetuated cycles of violence that harm our physical and mental well-being. Right now and throughout the pandemic, corporations have made record profits, while essential workers and families suffered the greatest impacts. We need a just recovery that meets the holistic need and realities of working families and young people instead of returning to a “normal” that never worked. We have the opportunity to demand more, to put forth our vision of what a healthy and thriving community would look like.
We need a recovery that works for our people and meets their needs. What would a healthy and thriving community look like for you? What would it feel like when our communities are safe and well-resourced?
CPA envisions a community where workers are treated with dignity and respect, youth have voice and agency in their education, and neighbors define community safety and build authentic relationships that keep us safe. The work ahead includes:
- Strengthen workers rights and labor standards for an equitable economy
- Invest in creating quality empowered jobs for BIPOC communities
- Expand youth leadership and governance in school mental health services
- Redefine community safety and strengthen cross-racial solidarity
Join us in nurturing the futures we deserve. Invest in CPA so that we can continue to build a truly resourced community that serves the needs of our immigrant, multi-generational working families in San Francisco.